DnD For the Kids

Some thoughts on the One D&D play test thus far.  So, Wizards of the Coast announced that One D&D, an edition that continues the already functional legacy of Fifth Edition with some minor rules tweaks would be the next iteration of Dungeons & Dragons.  The D&D community at large took in the news and began prognosticating about what broken systems from Fifth Edition might fall under the scalpel.  Maybe they'll get rid of short rests... Maybe they'll clean up the whole use this ability once per long rest / per day vs. number of times equal to proficiency bonus mess.  Maybe they'll get rid of the whole use of the word "race" in the rules... Maybe they'll streamline the whole character background thing to make it easier / less complicated for new players. We were all wrong. Instead, the play test documents have focused on rules that most players never considered broken or lacking while adding in new levels of complexity. It has taken optional syste

Yes, it has been a long time since I have posted. I’m a teacher, and summer vacation is a schedule disruption. I don’t know what that means for other teachers, but for me it means I have a whole lot more work to do than during the school year and none of it allots time for me to sit in front of a computer and bang out a blog post. Summer is when I work on all the projects my wife has for me to do around the house and farm and for the catering business. Yes, we live on a farm, but I don’t farm it. We run a venue in the middle of all the farming. Nonetheless, there is a lot of work to do. This fall, I started connecting my class to another teacher's to make an integrated STEM experience, so that's keeping me busy. Did I mention my wife is due in November, and I'm a 46-year-old man with no kitchen in my mid-renovation farmhouse about to have a newborn?  Also, my regular D&D sessions get all messed up during the summer because of family vacations, varying custody schedules